US to Set Voluntary AI Standards: Google, OpenAI, Anthropic Involved

The U.S. government is in advanced discussions with AI companies to establish voluntary standards for new model releases. An announcement could come as soon as next week. What's happening is Washington wants to tighten oversight of these new models. There are concerns that advanced AI could be misused by military intelligence in other countries. These standards would create benchmarks for advanced models and set timelines. They would also clarify who can access them both in the U.S. and internationally. Google has been in talks with the government regarding advanced coding models. The U.S. Commerce Department recently lifted export controls on Anthropic's Fable and Mythos models. This came less than three weeks after their suspension due to national security concerns. OpenAI also delayed the full public launch of GPT-5.6 at the government's request. Both OpenAI and Anthropic are preparing for IPOs. The bottom line is that the U.S. government is actively working to shape the future of AI development and deployment.